PRADOSH VRAT APRIL 2024: DATE, TIME, SHUBH MUHURAT, SIGNIFICANCE AND RITUALS OF RAVI PRADOSH VRAT
Pradosh Vrat is a significant vrat dedicated to Lord Shiva and it is observed twice every month on the 13th day (Trayodashi Tithi) of the two Hindu Lunar periods - Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha. This year, the second Pradosh Vrat of the Chaitra month will be observed on 21st April 2024. It will be Ravi Pradosh Vrat as is falling on a Sunday. It is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva and his beloved spouse Goddess Parvati and fasting on this auspicious day will help one achieve success, happiness, health, and freedom from the cycle of birth and death.
Pradosh Vrat April 2024: Date, Time And Shubh Muhurat
- Pradosh Vrat April 2024 Date - 21st April 2024
- Trayodashi Tithi Begins - 10:48 PM, 20th April 2024
- Trayodashi Tithi Ends - 12:41 AM, 22nd April 2024
- Pradosh Vrat April 2024 (Shukla Paksha) Shubh Muhurat For Puja - 6:51 PM - 09:02 PM
Pradosh Vrat April 2024: Significance Of This Day
The purpose of Pradosh Vrat is to worship Lord Shiva. Several things are believed to have emerged during Samudra Manthan, when the devas and asuras churned the ocean in search of the Amrit. Poison, or halahala, was the first item to emerge from the water and a menace to the entire planet. To rescue all living things on Earth, Lord Shiva decided to consume the Halahala visha. The day he consumed the poison came to be known as Pradosh's day.
Lord Shiva is worshipped on the sacred day of Pradosh Vrat. (Image Source: Canva)
People observe a fast on this day to appease Lord Shiva and seek his choicest blessings. A Pradosh Vrat falling on Sunday is known as “Ravi Pradosh Vrat”. It is an auspicious day to perform Rudrabhishek and offer special puja to Lord Mahadev.
Pradosh Vrat April 2024: Rituals Associated With This Day
- For preparation for the puja, devotees must take a bath one hour before sunset.
- Devotees who follow the vrat must worship Mata Parvati, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, and Lord Kartikeya.
- During the puja, Lord Shiva is invoked using a water-filled "Kalasha" (holy vessel) positioned on darbha grass.
- Devotees have to perform abhishek on the Shivlingam on the day of the Pradosh fast. They must bathe the shivling in panchamit and offer bilwa leaves to Mahadev.
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- Devotees must chant the Mahamrityunjaya mantra 108 times, narrate stories from the Shiv Puran, and listen to and read the Pradosh vrat katha.
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